D-Day National Remembrance Day, 2004
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

Sixty years ago, the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied
Expeditionary Force invaded Normandy in northern France to open a new
front in our war against Nazism and tyranny. The courage of these
troops turned the tide of World War II and changed the fate of the
world forever. Their extraordinary service in the face of great danger
demonstrated the finest qualities of our Nation and of our Allies, and
millions around the world today live in freedom because of their
sacrifice. By remembering the heroic actions of our Armed Forces at
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches in 1944, we honor a
generation who served this country and saved liberty for people
everywhere.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim June 6, 2004, as D-Day National
Remembrance Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this occasion
with appropriate activities, ceremonies and programs designed to honor
those who served and sacrificed to liberate Europe and defend America's
freedom and security.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of
June, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.